Lead Portfolio Planning Manager

Tesco UK  •  Shire Park, Kestral Way, Welwyn Garden City  •  Permanent  •  Apply by 31-Oct-2025 About the role

Are you ready to shape the future of our property strategy? We’re looking for a dynamic Lead Portfolio Planning Manager to join our Property Team and play a pivotal role in enabling strategic, informed, and timely decision-making across the business. This is a high-impact leadership position, responsible for bringing a holistic view to our Property Plan and ensuring our leadership team is equipped with the insights and governance needed to drive success.

What is in it for you

We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you – both in and out of work. Click Here to find out more!

• Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
• Private medical insurance
• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years’ service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing
• Drive PMO Maturity & Best Practice
• Lead and evolve the Property PMO team, partnering with Portfolio Managers and Leads across Tesco to embed consistent ways of working and share best practices that enhance delivery and alignment.
• Grow Capability & Talent
• Develop the skills and capabilities of the PMO team through structured talent and development cycles, fostering a culture of continuous growth, high performance, and career progression.

You will be responsible for

Standardise Processes & Tools
Oversee the development of consistent processes and tools that mature the PMO function—supporting prioritisation based on scope, size, dependencies, compliance, capacity, and absorbability. Collaborate with property teams to build effective tools for capacity and benefits management.

Portfolio Oversight & Insight
Act as the central point of contact for the Property Plan, maintaining a transparent and accurate view of the portfolio. Use this insight to support reporting, steer prioritisation, and ensure joined-up delivery across teams.

• Governance Ownership
• Own and continuously improve the governance framework for Property, ensuring robust decision-making and alignment with strategic goals.
• Business Planning Integration
• Serve as the key link between the Business Planning function and Property, supporting all aspects of Annual Planning—including plan details, priority briefs, and scorecard reporting.
• Performance Tracking & Reporting
• Lead the process for setting and tracking performance against in-year outcomes, providing bi-periodic updates to the Property Leadership Team to inform progress and decision-making.
• Strategic Alignment
• Work closely with the Head of Property Strategy and Planning to align in-year plans with long-term strategic ambitions, ensuring clear links to broader business deliverables and timelines.

Risk Management & Assurance
Take a holistic view of risk across Group and Property levels, ensuring alignment with the Property Plan and projects. Engage with risk, controls, and audit teams to maintain accurate registers and support group audits.

The Hiring Manager for this role is Sue Highfield.

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You will need

• Experience working in a fast paced, project environment 
• Programme/Portfolio experience 
• Line management experience
• Experience of building and leveraging relationships
• Experience of leading function-wide engagement

About us

You might know us as a supermarket, technology company or even for our award-winning mobile network. Truth is, we’re all of those things, and much more. Our colleagues work with one goal in mind, helping to make every day a little better for our customers, colleagues and communities all over the world. No two customers are the same, neither are our colleagues.

At Tesco, we champion a balance that lets you thrive both in and out of work. Spend 60% of your week collaborating with colleagues at our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. Whether you're just kicking off your career, juggling passions, or navigating big life events, we're here to support you. We always welcome a conversation about flexible working, so talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.

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